T-Mobile US said 92 percent of MetroPCS' customers on its legacy code division multiple access (CDMA) network in Boston, Hartford (CT) and Las Vegas moved onto T-Mobile's network after T-Mobile shut off MetroPCS CDMA service in those markets.

MetroPCS Communications shareholders approved a sweetened deal to merge with Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA in a crucial vote that gives the German company a chance to revive its US business. The transaction will probably be completed by May 1 after today’s ballot cleared the final hurdle for the combination of the country’s fourth- and fifth-largest wireless carriers.

Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen informally approached Deutsche Telekom AG about a possible merger with the German company’s T-Mobile USA unit, a deal that would let him bundle wireless service with his satellite-TV offerings, according to people close to the situation.